Dunn​/Ramirez Food Policy Fellow

City Harvest is New York’s first and largest food rescue organization and a fast-paced, high‑performing nonprofit dedicated to helping feed millions of New Yorkers who struggle to put meals on their tables. During our more than 40 years serving New Yorkers in need, we have rescued more than one billion pounds of fresh, nutritious food and delivered it free of charge to hundreds of food pantries, soup kitchens, community partners, and our own Mobile Markets across the five boroughs.

This year, we will rescue and distribute more than 100 million pounds of nutritious food to our neighbors in need. City Harvest works alongside our community partners to boost community capacity, expand nutrition education, and strengthen local food systems. Since our founding in 1982, City Harvest has always been there to feed our city one day, one meal, and one New Yorker at a time while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, accountability, and excellence to maximize our impact across New York City.

The City Harvest Dunn/Ramirez Food Policy Fellow supports City Harvest's Policy & Government Relations Department, playing a critical role in advancing our city, state, and federal policy priorities and advocacy campaigns on food waste, food rescue, and food security — including mobilizing advocacy volunteers, compiling materials for meetings with lawmakers, and helping develop compelling data and narratives for our campaigns.

• Dates: 12 months, starting Monday, January 11, 2027
• Hours:
  
  The Dunn/Ramirez Food Policy Fellow works 20 hours per week. Some weeks will run longer during lobby days and conferences in Albany and Washington, D.C.
• Schedule &
  
  Location:
  
  Standard workdays are set in coordination with the Associate Director of Advocacy, within City Harvest's hybrid work model. The Fellow will have a workstation at our Cohen Community Food Rescue Center in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, and is expected to lead in-person advocacy volunteer shifts at Mobile Markets across NYC, travel to Albany and Washington, D.C. for lobby days and conferences, and attend organization‑wide, department‑wide, and team meetings in person.

• Manage the City Harvest advocacy volunteer program: lead in‑person volunteer shifts at Mobile Markets, train Volunteer Advocacy Leaders, develop campaign materials, lead virtual advocacy trainings, and report on program outcomes. 40%
• Support advocacy campaign goals by preparing materials, engaging stakeholders, following up to schedule meetings, recruiting participants for City Hall rallies, and assisting with lobby day logistics in Albany and Washington, D.C. 25%
• Draft City Harvest advocacy communications, including newsletters and social media content. 10%

• 75%

• Support internal reporting on City Harvest advocacy activities. 5%
• Support survey data collection and assessment. 5%
• Provide backup support and note taking at webinars and coalition functions, as needed. 5%
• Research and compile data on the impact of City Harvest's policy priorities to support the development of policy briefs. 5%
• Phonebank: call elected officials and follow scripted talking points to advance policy priorities. 5%

• 25%

• 100%

• Offers on‑ground support for advocacy volunteers and agency partners during advocacy campaign activations and lobby days
• Compiles pre‑meeting, leave‑behind, and follow‑up materials for lobby days and general meetings with lawmakers
• Documents the impact of City Harvest's policy goals and advocacy campaigns
• Provides thought partnership in generating copy and other communication tactics to reach stakeholders through newsletters and social…